Classical Music Playlist, May 4, 2023
Vienna had fallen to Napoleon a couple times before 1810 when Beethoven was living there and had endured all the “cannons and misery all around” as he described it. In late 1813, Beethoven premiered his 7th symphony in Vienna as a benefit for soldiers injured in a recent farther away battle. And as Napoleon now appeared to be heading toward final defeat, a beleaguered Viennese audience welcomed the new symphony with celebration. Beethoven’s optimistic 7th Symphony is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
6:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 10 (for two pianos) in Eb major K 365
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano; Robert Levin, piano
6:37 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Winter in Buenos Aires (Invierno Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
6:45 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Stephen Hammer, oboe; Catherine Mackintosh, violin
7:15 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
7:42 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball Opus 14
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
Stephen Hough, piano
7:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8 RV 269
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
8:11 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:24 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR: Polovetsian Dances
Bavarian Radio Symphony & Chorus; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:39 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
8:51 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Main Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
9:12 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Anna Shelest, piano
9:20 a.m.
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony Suite
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals Tropical
David Russell, guitar
9:51 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
FIDELIO Overture Opus 72
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 11
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
10:21 a.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": VI. Mishima Closing
Attacca Quartet
10:27 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
10:40 a.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
10:53 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: III. Juba Dance in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
11:27 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zdenek Kosler, conductor
11:41 a.m.
George Enescu
Symphony No. 1 in Eb major Opus 13
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:54 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
12:01 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
"Military" Polonaise in A major Opus 40/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
12:23 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
My Neighbor Totoro (from My Neighbor Totoro)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
12:54 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Overture
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
1:33 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Swan of Tuonela
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:43 p.m.
Hania Rani; Dobrawa Czocher
Con Moto
Hania Rani, piano; Dobrawa Czocher, cello
1:50 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor
Michelle Cann, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major Opus 92
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:39 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
2:44 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: I. Allegro molto vivace in D minor
Nash Ensemble
2:56 p.m.
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
Canadian Brass
3:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
English Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:13 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Lauren Scott, harp
3:21 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
3:38 p.m.
George Walker
String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio
Catalyst Quartet
3:47 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Members of...
4:00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Madeleine Dring
Colour Suite: IV. Blue Air
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:19 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
5:02 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace in C major K 551
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:15 p.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
5:23 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Soirees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 9
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
5:34 p.m.
John Williams
Summon the Heroes
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:44 p.m.
Arturo Sandoval
Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)
Catalyst Quartet Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:00 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Madrigal
Internationale Philharmonie; Horst-Hans Backer, conductor Amadeus Guitar Duo
6:33 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
John O'Conor, piano
6:37 p.m.
Erich Korngold
The Sea Hawk (1940): Main Theme
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:47 p.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Enchantment (Encantamento)
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
